Orko as seen in the Mike Young Productions animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002).
History[]
In the 2002 series, Orko and Cringer followed Adam to Castle Grayskull and watched him transform into He-Man for the first time. Orko then follows He-Man and the new Battle Cat into battle and almost reveals He-Man's identity to Teela and the other Masters, despite having been warned by both The Sorceress and He-Man not to. Fortunately, Man-At-Arms, quickly steps in and stops him, informing Teela and the other Masters that the new hero is He-Man and that the Sorceress had told him of He-Man's coming beforehand. In this series Orko was a very powerful wizard but when he came to Eternia and saved Prince Adam, he lost his wand, which was needed to control his magic (reminiscent of the loss of his amulet in the original series). A flashback episode, The Power of Grayskull, which reveals the history of Adam's ancestor King Grayskull, going on a quest for power to defend Eternia, and Grayskull encountered an Oracle who looked and sounded much like Orko, suggesting that other Trollans might have found their way to Eternia.
In MVCreations' last He-Man comic, Orko disastrously lost control of another of his magic spells. After a flashback to Trolla, where he fought monsters as "Orko the Great" while Dree Elle, Montork, and Gark looked on, he again asks the sorceress to help him return home. She directs him to the Oracle of Zalesia, and after he and He-Man get directions from the Faceless One, they find the ruins of his temple. There, the Oracle offers him a choice: the material he needs to create a doorway to Trolla, or a map that would give him a larger role in the war for Eternia. Recognizing the Oracle's writing, Orko realizes he's also a Trollan, and chooses the map. The Oracle assures him he made the right choice, and his time to return home would come. The map led Orko to his missing wand, and Adam reintroduced him to the royal court as Orko the Great.
Appearances[]
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)[]
Season One (2002-2003)
- The Beginning Part 1
- The Beginning Part 2
- The Beginning Part 3
- The Courage of Adam
- The Deep End
- Lessons
- Siren's Song
- Dragon's Brood
- Turnabout
- Mekaneck's Lament
- Night of the Shadowbeasts
- Underworld
- The Mystery of Anwat Gar (non-speaking role)
- Orko's Garden
- Buzz-Off's Pride
- Snake Pit
- The Island (moral only)
- The Council of Evil, Part 1
- The Council of Evil, Part 2
Season Two (2003-2004)
- The Last Stand
- To Walk With Dragons
- Second Skin
- Awaken the Serpent (moral only)
Comic Book appearances[]
- Dream Halloween 2003
- MOTU vol 3 #6
Gallery[]
